Madigan: House Prepared to Hear Detailed Plans from Administration Officials on Possible Shutdown
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement regarding the House’s two-day Committee of the Whole beginning Tuesday to hear from state agency directors on a looming government shutdown:
“We asked a number of agency directors to come before the House to give us answers to very specific questions about the impact of a shutdown. We’re looking forward to hearing from Governor Rauner’s agency directors on their plans if a government shutdown occurs, particularly their strategy for meeting the needs of those requiring services and how they plan to address continuity of care for individuals who will suffer as a result of services no longer being provided. This is important information for the people of Illinois to have if the state is moving toward a Rauner-imposed government shutdown, and these hearings will help shed needed light on how the Rauner administration plans to lead in that situation.â€
Directors from 15 state agencies have been invited to testify before the full House on their plans should a budget agreement not be reached by July 1, including how their agencies plan to handle casework, phone calls and other requests for assistance from those in need. Invited agencies are:
- Department on Aging
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Central Management Services
- Department of Children and Family Services
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Employment Security
- Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Department of Healthcare and Family Services
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Transportation
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency
- Illinois State Police
